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    On the side of the road. broke down.

    Bike backfired twice then died. Very low battery voltage.

    New RR and stator.

    inline regulator fuse blew and of course I don't have a spare...

    I had a 15 in there. Should i go to a 20-25?

    This is the 1100es. And damn is it hot here on the side of the highway!

    Nic
    83 GS1100ES rebuild:

    http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170032

    Budget GSXR Conversion:

    http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=200563

    New to me bike: 2008 B-KING

    #2
    Low battery voltage indicates that your system is not charging, regardless of the newness of the stator and R/R. You best bet is to get the battery slow charged somewhere and limp home. If you are flush I would just get another, fully charged battery (AGMs come that way) and get the heck off the side of the road to more motorcycle friendly territory.
    Sorry.

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      #3
      Yeah the fuse wired inline from my RR to the positive battery terminal blew. I know it's not charging

      Just wondered if I should go with a larger fuse.
      83 GS1100ES rebuild:

      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170032

      Budget GSXR Conversion:

      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=200563

      New to me bike: 2008 B-KING

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        #4
        Got ahold of another 15 amp fuse. As soon as I tried to jump it, it blew again.

        Nic
        83 GS1100ES rebuild:

        http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170032

        Budget GSXR Conversion:

        http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=200563

        New to me bike: 2008 B-KING

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          #5
          Originally posted by niclpnut View Post
          Got ahold of another 15 amp fuse. As soon as I tried to jump it, it blew again.

          Nic
          You have some sore of short to ground (i'll bet)...Pull the seat and side cover and check you work ...

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            #6
            Originally posted by niclpnut View Post
            Got ahold of another 15 amp fuse. As soon as I tried to jump it, it blew again.

            Nic
            Put a 20 amp fuse in there- 15 is borderline. BUT, sounds like you got a short,since it blew before it started. review your wiring connections
            1981 gs650L

            "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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              #7
              Blew the 20 and 25 fuses.

              first diode test on the reg/rec from the stator papers with multi meter:

              no reading.

              Second test

              319 on all three legs of the reg/rec.

              Looks like the regulator is fried.

              Stator is testing ok with .8-.9 ohm on all three legs.

              Nic
              83 GS1100ES rebuild:

              http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170032

              Budget GSXR Conversion:

              http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=200563

              New to me bike: 2008 B-KING

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                #8
                All connections to and from the regulator and the stator in good condition and connected correctly.

                Battery only has around 8 volts, so may have fried a 1 month old battery as well.

                Nic
                83 GS1100ES rebuild:

                http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=170032

                Budget GSXR Conversion:

                http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=200563

                New to me bike: 2008 B-KING

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                  #9
                  It looks like you need a new R/R. If it was overcharging, the battery could be low or out of water also. In a pinch when no R/R or parts were available, and I had an 800 mile trip to get home, I disconnected the stator from the R/R. Then I bought a lawn tractor battery and a small battery charger and Jumped the tractor battery to the bike battery. I ran 800 miles without a charging system. Most any gas station wil let you plug in a small charger for a couple of hours to recharge your battery. As a last resort, that will get you going.
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